Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

3,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,480	4,837	4,535
Feeder cattle	214	428	788
Slaughter cattle	2,039	2,337	2,149

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1715	1464	18	145.00–189.00	$180.46	$2,642	—
1260–1810	1529	157	173.00–200.00	$193.66	$2,961	+0.85
1170–1826	1601	153	187.00–209.00	$200.74	$3,214	-0.62
1824–1900	1852	3	178.00–189.00	$183.27	$3,394	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	230.00–255.00	$242.20	$770	-17.47
400–443	430	5	200.00–285.00	$266.09	$1,144	+54.26
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	-36.91
504	504	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,273	+27.85
560	560	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	-26.12
850–866	858	2	180.00–192.50	$186.31	$1,599	-38.89
1000	1000	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,750	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	5	125.00	$125.00	$420	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	250.00	$250.00	$138	+75.00
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	$90	-25.00
60–65	62	3	150.00–225.00	$182.43	$113	-254.81
65–68	67	3	125.00–220.00	$182.51	$122	-751.23
70	70	2	100.00–200.00	$150.00	$105	+83.33
70–75	73	5	125.00–600.00	$438.36	$320	-2.95
70–78	74	4	210.00–400.00	$305.07	$226	-679.70
70–78	75	5	350.00–710.00	$576.05	$432	+276.05
70–78	75	5	730.00–850.00	$794.02	$596	+494.02
75	75	1	400.00	$400.00	$300	+100.00
80–85	84	4	625.00–775.00	$696.36	$585	-284.23
80–88	84	20	610.00–910.00	$823.00	$691	-157.59
80–88	85	6	725.00–930.00	$851.14	$723	-129.45
85	85	2	225.00–350.00	$287.50	$244	-693.09
90–95	92	5	735.00–850.00	$802.16	$738	-107.22
90–98	93	22	450.00–800.00	$719.57	$669	-189.81
90–98	93	8	500.00–760.00	$666.86	$620	-242.52
96	96	1	390.00	$390.00	$374	-333.53
100–106	103	6	720.00–750.00	$733.31	$755	-43.44
100–108	104	8	710.00–760.00	$724.75	$754	-52.00
104	104	1	840.00	$840.00	$874	+63.25
105	105	1	100.00	$100.00	$105	-676.75
110	110	2	675.00	$675.00	$742	-70.00
115	115	1	550.00	$550.00	$632	-195.00
1080–1765	1366	21	168.00–187.00	$180.47	$2,465	+3.95
1280–1610	1430	8	184.00–193.00	$188.36	$2,694	-5.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–336	326	2	245.00–265.00	$255.31	$832	+50.99
376–384	379	3	230.00–235.00	$231.69	$878	+16.69
452	452	1	210.00	$210.00	$949	-18.43
528	528	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,135	—
558–586	564	5	220.00–230.00	$227.92	$1,285	+45.44
677	677	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,151	-30.00
700–704	702	2	155.00–205.00	$180.07	$1,264	—
852–870	861	2	162.50–175.00	$168.68	$1,452	—
914	914	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,462	—
964	964	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	215.00	$215.00	$624	-15.86
330	330	2	240.00–255.00	$247.50	$817	+37.50
380–395	388	2	200.00–240.00	$220.39	$855	—
580	580	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,102	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	60.00	$60.00	$33	-30.00
55	55	2	150.00–200.00	$175.00	$96	+85.00
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	$105	-164.86
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	$105	-164.86
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	$98	-11.78
65	65	2	80.00–125.00	$102.50	$67	-59.28
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	$122	±0.00
70–76	72	9	50.00–325.00	$146.56	$106	-3.44
70–78	74	6	125.00–475.00	$370.94	$274	-156.47
72–78	75	5	325.00–700.00	$542.64	$407	+84.15
72–78	75	5	100.00–130.00	$113.96	$85	-344.53
75	75	1	300.00	$300.00	$225	-158.49
75–76	76	2	300.00–425.00	$362.09	$275	-96.40
75–78	77	4	440.00–575.00	$499.51	$385	-127.37
80	80	1	530.00	$530.00	$424	-95.00
80–88	82	14	260.00–390.00	$341.25	$280	+165.13
80–88	83	3	600.00–680.00	$653.76	$543	+126.37
80–88	83	19	700.00–875.00	$826.03	$686	+298.64
80–88	83	21	335.00–510.00	$435.28	$361	-92.11
80–88	85	23	440.00–550.00	$485.73	$413	+360.73
85–86	85	3	170.00–375.00	$281.23	$239	+156.23
85	85	1	425.00	$425.00	$361	+300.00
84–88	86	4	90.00–120.00	$109.94	$95	-322.86
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	$99	-100.00
90–95	92	6	275.00–500.00	$369.44	$340	-221.53
90–98	93	27	525.00–850.00	$753.07	$700	+217.60
90–95	93	5	570.00–710.00	$659.30	$613	+123.83
90–98	93	60	375.00–575.00	$481.28	$448	-54.19
90–98	94	39	325.00–510.00	$419.44	$394	-374.75
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	$119	-434.45
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	$200	-25.00
100–104	101	4	200.00–340.00	$295.45	$298	+70.45
100–108	102	21	710.00–825.00	$745.31	$760	-66.16
100–108	103	57	400.00–525.00	$451.87	$465	+79.69
102–108	105	11	300.00–460.00	$398.99	$419	-351.01
110–114	112	5	670.00–700.00	$684.95	$767	+195.53
110–115	112	5	600.00–700.00	$662.10	$742	+172.68
110–115	112	8	350.00–460.00	$408.18	$457	-81.24
110–116	113	23	400.00–470.00	$441.82	$499	-269.75
114	114	1	460.00	$460.00	$524	-251.57
114	114	1	370.00	$370.00	$422	-341.57
120	120	3	300.00–350.00	$316.67	$380	+116.67
120–122	121	2	440.00–450.00	$444.96	$538	-66.11
124	124	1	580.00	$580.00	$719	-145.00
135	135	1	135.00	$135.00	$182	-265.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	3	220.00–285.00	$246.37	$660	-43.33
325–340	334	4	202.50–250.00	$230.79	$771	-7.82
360–391	382	5	210.00–250.00	$240.20	$918	-33.98
406–425	419	3	210.00–270.00	$231.99	$972	-18.01
502	502	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,155	—
576	576	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,440	+15.00
784	784	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,215	—
822	822	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,274	—
960–998	973	3	145.00–170.00	$158.16	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
310	310	2	245.00	$245.00	$760	—
382	382	2	240.00	$240.00	$917	—
440–445	443	2	185.00–240.00	$212.34	$941	—
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	185.00	$185.00	$574	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1104–1844	1419	75-80%	17	128.00–148.00	$139.22	$1,976	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$651	—
772–1400	1045	85-90%	15	78.00–128.00	$107.99	$1,128	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1484	1165	80-85%	10	126.00–138.00	$132.40	$1,542	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1375	1300	65-75%	2	134.00–148.00	$141.40	$1,838	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1195	1112	3	161.00–165.00	$162.37	$1,806	—
1050–2318	1543	22	143.00–177.50	$162.21	$2,503	-6.57
1055–1870	1578	12	162.50–190.00	$179.96	$2,840	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1975	1576	7	146.00–165.00	$157.97	$2,490	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1560	1432	6	154.00–180.00	$172.32	$2,468	—
1265–1595	1467	3	181.00–185.00	$183.49	$2,692	+5.99

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	1	215.00	$215.00	$791	+35.00
583	583	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,253	—
722	722	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,227	—
950	950	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	135.00–175.00	$154.59	$750	—
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	—
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—
770	770	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,348	+13.65

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2035	1468	16	150.00–169.00	$159.22	$2,337	-21.07
1290–1885	1549	26	162.00–187.00	$177.79	$2,754	—
1320–1725	1563	14	179.00–196.00	$187.92	$2,937	-1.59

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626–631	629	3	160.00–170.00	$163.32	$1,027	—
964	964	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,241	—
805	805	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,012	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1885	1235	8	146.00–159.00	$151.61	$1,872	—
1040–1620	1378	3	140.00–144.00	$142.46	$1,963	-17.39

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032–1385	1194	85-90%	11	122.00–139.00	$129.85	$1,550	+22.79
965–1520	1244	85-90%	17	100.00–106.50	$102.40	$1,274	-28.81
848–1825	1253	85-90%	84	93.00–128.00	$114.46	$1,434	-2.20
840–1505	1276	85-90%	37	58.00–116.00	$107.29	$1,369	-9.37
1400–1550	1459	80-85%	11	104.00–110.00	$107.48	$1,568	-37.09
1105–1705	1472	80-85%	34	110.00–121.00	$115.72	$1,703	-28.85
1038–1945	1492	80-85%	116	115.00–141.00	$127.60	$1,904	+5.55
1130–1695	1500	80-85%	18	130.00–145.00	$137.17	$2,058	—
1460–1730	1607	65-75%	9	138.00–144.00	$140.62	$2,260	—
1445–2010	1671	75-80%	15	120.00–134.00	$125.98	$2,105	—
1255–1970	1712	75-80%	62	125.00–151.00	$138.42	$2,370	-10.79
1485–2100	1765	75-80%	26	136.00–148.00	$142.19	$2,510	-8.73

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1405	1277	9	153.00–163.00	$160.04	$2,044	—
1248–1565	1369	8	142.00–161.00	$152.86	$2,093	—
1310–1465	1388	5	138.00–141.00	$139.20	$1,932	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	220.00	$220.00	$607	+1.07
350–394	376	3	170.00–185.00	$176.36	$663	—
504	504	1	160.00	$160.00	$806	-2.50
860	860	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,376	+1.00
1070	1070	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,712	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1510	1344	5	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$1,997	—
1280–1500	1386	7	151.00–165.00	$156.55	$2,170	—
1326–1802	1568	6	155.00–167.00	$161.54	$2,533	-9.52

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–695	685	2	142.00–145.00	$143.52	$983	—
1095	1095	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,664	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.